US 11,721,188 B2
Hard tag applicator
Edward Paul Ellers, Boca Raton, FL (US); Patrick S Claeys, Weston, FL (US); and Channing Everet Miller, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Assigned to SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,698.
Application 17/484,698 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,604, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,138,850.
Application 16/900,604 is a continuation of application No. 16/220,961, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,720,036.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,062, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0012993 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/24 (2006.01); E05B 73/00 (2006.01); F16B 21/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); B62H 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/2434 (2013.01) [E05B 73/0017 (2013.01); F16B 21/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); B62H 5/00 (2013.01); B65D 2203/10 (2013.01); B65D 2211/00 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for coupling a tag to an item, comprising:
dispensing the tag from a tag feeder of a tag applicator;
moving the dispensed tag through a cavity of the tag applicator into a nest of the tag applicator;
engaging the tag with a mechanical stop of the tag applicator that resists movement of the tag away from the nest subsequent to the tag being moved into the nest;
determining if a criterion is met in the tag applicator; and
coupling the tag to the item based on a determination that the criterion is met.